Technical note: A technique for ear vein catheterization in group-housed sows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 501-504

  Phillips, C E ^a   Li, Y Z ^b   Johnston, L J ^b   Goplen, A E ^a   Shurson, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Catheterization; Ear vein; Group housing; Sow

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; EAR; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SWINE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATHETERIZATION; EAR; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

EID: 84863059642     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4390     Document Type: Article

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